The last part of our #tripleAscot break saw us heading to Aviemore, for destination festival NorthHopAvi! The previous festival had only been held in February so we were really looking forward to a second helping of festivities at the MacDonald Aviemore resort. As per usual the venue looked fantastic, with nothing left unconsidered, the space…

Our second stop on our #tripleAscot break (check out my last post on Aberdeenshire) was a wonderful cosy distillery cottage just outside of Aberlour. We used this as our base for exploring the Speyside and Moray areas. Speyside is an intriguing area, as there are so many distilleries, you can virtually smell the whisky in the air…

This is a very belated post filling you all in our recent autumn holiday. The first few days were in Aberdeenshire. After moving house we wanted to have a chilled out break and we definitely got this! We had 4 days in and around the Granite city. Then we holed ourselves up in a lovely little distillery cottage outside…

With all that comes with planning a house move, we are SO ready for a holiday. After initially thinking that we should head overseas for some sun, the thought of researching holiday destinations on top of all we are doing to furnish a new house seemed a step too far (and researching holidays is one…

You may have seen the news on my social media platforms that I am the brand ambassador for North Hop! My relationship with North Hop actually started way back in 2014 with a gin tasting and I’ve been a regular attendee at both the Inverness and Aviemore festivals. With less than 9 weeks to go until the…

The second week of our summer holiday involved a lot of travel compared to our first week in the Scottish Borders. After dropping the pup back at home in Inverness, we had a quick turnaround in order to catch the Caledonian Sleeper down to London for a mini-break! I have already written about my sleeper experiences…

For the last couple of years, we have taken our summer holiday at the end of June, but this year we waited until July and headed off for two weeks around different areas of the UK. Our first week was spent with friends on the east coast borders and was a thoroughly chilled out affair in this…

During our week in Zadar, we took an overnight stay in Sibenik. The coach took the road which tightly hugs the coastal route south for 90 minutes until we reached this gorgeous city built into a hill. Our initial intention for this trip was to stay in Sibenik just for a night and then head…

Way back (in what seems like an age away already, why do holidays do that?!) in April we had a week in Croatia. As we were based in Sheffield for the second week of our holiday, we looked to see where we could fly to, from Manchester, and flights were reasonable to Zadar, so not…

Earlier on in the month I was able to take a short trip to Berlin! A friend had recently moved there and I wanted the opportunity to visit her next year, but I found some cheap flights and a December trip was soon on the cards!

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